EMSc supporting charities large and small

EMSc UK Ltd is extremely proud to announce it is one of the main sponsors at an upcoming UNICEF event in Leeds. The event, which is being hosted by Martin Bell, will be held on Monday 13th June at the Queens Hotel in Leeds city centre.

Martin Bell, UNICEF goodwill ambassador, former BBC journalist and a former Independent MP, will talk about his extraordinary experiences around the world, highlighting the important role UNICEF plays in improving children’s’ lives.

EMS has also recently made a donation to a school in Rotherham through the Kidsafe charity. Kidsafe is an organisation that is actively committed to helping keep children safe across the UK and Eire. The money the company has donated will be used to provide a local school with vital safety information free of charge, on topics including ‘Stranger Danger’, vandalism, crime prevention, racism, bullying, drugs, road safety and the Green Cross Code.


Alex Mardapittas, managing director at EMS commented

“We recognise that future generations will have a large part to play in looking after our planet and environmental sustainability, which is why we are proud to be supporting these children’s charities.” He added, “As a company proud of its Yorkshire roots, and being based in Rotherham, we are particularly keen to demonstrate our support for local schools and children’s charity events.”

EMS’ market leading voltage optimisation system Powerstar, is the most efficient voltage optimisation solution in the world and can save up to 26.1% of total electricity consumption and related CO² emissions, all without compromising the supply to electrical equipment. The payback period after installing the product is typically between 0.8 and 2.5 years.

www.powerstar.co.uk

Ultracoat reinforces its Reputation

A chamber before and after the application of Ultracoat

Fernco Environmental, a company focusing on environmental drainage solutions, has seen an increase in demand for its Ultracoat structural coating system, with a large number of new project opportunities becoming available.

Ultracoat has recently been used to rehabilitate in excess of fifty badly corroded chambers at a leading UK brewery, and has also been chosen by a soap manufacturer in the Midlands for the repair of several chambers on an effluent line.

Fernco Environmental has also been awarded with the contract for waterproofing the cellar of a privately owned home in Glasgow – a new type of application for Ultracoat - and is continuing discussions with a race course over the use of Ultracoat for its failed GRP storm water tank. The structural rehabilitation of several chambers at a nuclear power station is also coming soon – after an efficient one coat application, the chambers will be stronger, 100% waterproof and have a chemical resistance to materials with a pH of 2-14.

Ed Fairfield, marketing manager at Fernco Environmental, commented,

“We are extremely pleased with the development of the Ultracoat system over the past few months, particularly with the variety of different applications we’re seeing – this is far more than just a manhole rehabilitation system. Ultracoat is reinforcing its proven track record of delivering excellence and reliability”

Fernco Environmental is sister company to Flexseal, global leaders in flexible drainage couplings. The company is based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

About Fernco Environmental

Fernco Environmental is a new company within the Fernco group, and focuses on minimising environmental impact within sewerage and drainage industries.

Jon Crean, Managing Director, summarises ‘the team in the UK are working hard to deliver innovation and move into new industries, new markets and new countries. There are a variety of challenges which the industry needs to address such as sustainability, environmental awareness and meeting the demands of new legislation. Fernco Environmental aims to provide the tools the industry needs to succeed’.
For further information about Fernco Environmental visit

www.ferncoenvironmental.com.

Npower report confirms VO4HOME credentials

A recent research report carried out by RWE Npower has concluded that an installation of VO4HOME, the innovative energy saving voltage optimisation solution for the home, resulted in a 12% reduction in kWh electricity consumption*. The reduction equates to an annual electricity saving of approximately 600kWh, resulting in cost saving of £90 per annum and a CO2 emissions saving of 330kg per annum.

Designed to maximise the delivery of energy into the home to 220V/230V - currently the voltage supplied to homes by UK energy companies averages 242V, while electrical equipment in the home is designed to operate on 220V/230V - VO4HOME is the only domestic voltage optimisation system that is capable of optimising the entire home, not just selected circuits.

An innovative energy saving device VO4HOME, which relies on magnetic interaction, has no moving parts and requires no maintenance. In addition, it delivers low impedance, high efficiency and comes with a 5 year warranty and guaranteed savings.

Although a growing number of commercial properties have been benefitting from the installation of voltage optimisation solutions, the technology has not yet been widely extended to the domestic market.

There are an estimated 27 million households in Britain, if each household were to be installed with a VO4HOME system, the UK as a whole would save between £2.7 billion and £4 billion each year on energy costs and reduce its carbon emissions by 9 - 13.5 billion lbs per year.

Geoff Clifton, business development manager at VO4HOME, commented,

“We have developed a product that will have a huge impact on the amount of carbon emitted by households across the UK. With a VO4HOME installed households can make tangible savings on their annual electricity bill, whilst helping to save the environment.”

Price is available by Email
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www.vo4home.com

Mersey Care NHS makes 18% energy savings with Powerstar

Energy saving, voltage optimisation solutions provider EMSc Powerstar, is pleased to announce that Mersey Care NHS Trust is amongst the latest Care Trusts to have installed Powerstar, with installations including Ashworth, Mossley and Rathbone Hospitals along with Scott Clinic.

Total savings across the sites have reached an average 18% on annual energy consumption. At Rathbone Hospital annual kWh savings are 65,796, the equivalent of £6,974, whilst Scott Clinic has benefited from annual kWh savings of 51,573 kWh, or £5,446.


With limited budgets and the impending launch of the Carbon Reduction Commitment, combined with new emerging healthcare policies, NHS executives are seeking reliable, proven energy saving technologies that can not only help reduce carbon emissions, but can also make significant savings on energy consumption. As a result a growing number of NHS Trusts are turning to Powerstar, an entirely British made voltage optimisation system, not only for it’s ability to reduce energy consumption, but also to improve the life expectancy of on-site equipment as well as reduce maintenance costs.


Voltage optimisation is a recognised technology that is particularly relevant in the UK, as power supplied by the National Grid exceeds the recommended operating voltages for much of the plant, machinery and equipment used. The Powerstar voltage optimisation system cuts energy use by controlling the incoming voltage so that it more accurately meets the specifications of equipment on site.

Mark O’Grady, managing director of MITIE Engineering Maintenance, the facility management company used by Mersey Care NHS trust for the Powerstar installations commented:

“We would highly recommend Powerstar voltage optimisation systems. The Powerstar installations at the Mersey Care NHS Trust have achieved an 18% saving on total electricity consumption.”

As the UK faces worsening power quality issues with harmonic, transient, power factor and phase balancing issues, voltage optimising is emerging as one of the most secure technologies for NHS sites to adopt as part of their sustainability strategies.

Terry Shemwell, Powerstar Consultant to Local Authorities and the NHS commented:

“The NHS has highlighted its commitment to cutting carbon emissions and meeting the government’s targets to cutting emissions by 80%, by 2050. Solutions such as Powerstar are allowing trusts to not only achieve these targets but plough back money saved into improved patient care and services.”

Powerstar® is the registered trademark of EMSc (UK) Ltd.

About Powerstar:

Payback period is typically between 0.8 and 2.5 years

Can save up to 26.1% of electricity consumption

Is fully designed and manufactured in the UK. All Powerstar components, including even minor items such as the paint, are sourced from UK manufacturers. The Powerstar design and any associated software are designed by EMSc UK Limited

Requires no maintenance and has a 15 year warranty

Is an approved energy savings system and may qualify for an interest-free Energy Efficiency Loan from the Carbon Trust

Comes with guaranteed savings

Will improve the life expectancy of electrical equipment.

Will improve the power quality (reduce harmonics and improve the power factor)

Has the highest efficiency and provides better savings than any other voltage optimisation system sold in the UK. This has been proven in independent tests (on the same load and same voltage reduction), head to head with similar competitive systems. In these tests Powerstar achieved:
Significantly higher energy savings (up to 13% more)
Reduced harmonics by 88% more than competitive systems
Running significantly cooler than competitive systems. (While Powerstar operated at normal ambient temperatures, competitive systems were operating at nearly 70°C).

The EMS team has over 150 years combined experience in designing and manufacturing special transformers and the Powerstar design is a direct result of this experience.

2010 - Winners of the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10: Innovation in Action Award
2006 - Winners of the CARE4AIR AWARD

www.powerstar.co.uk

Harvard lights up Surrey

Harvard is pleased to announce that Surrey County has recently started to install the company’s revolutionary wireless street lighting solution LeafNut, across its 89,000 street lights.

The project, which is due to take five years to complete, will help Surrey County Council to reduce its carbon emissions to comply with the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency (CRCEE) scheme. The CRCEE states that councils need to reduce their carbon emissions by 34% by 2020, based on 1990 levels, or they will have to pay tax credits to central government. The LeafNut system helps to reduce carbon emissions by 100kg of carbon per year, for every street light, which will ensure councils are well placed to meet targets.

There has been much adverse publicity recently about Local Authorities deciding to switch off street lights to due expenditure cutbacks, particularly following last October’s Chancellor’s Spending Review. LeafNut allows Local Authorities to manage street lighting without having to controversially switch off street lights.

The innovative solution allows Authorities to dim street lights instead of switching them off. Each individual street light can now, for the first time ever, be securely managed over the Internet and appropriate lighting levels set for specific times of day. However, should lighting levels need to be raised, this can be done in an instant. This is done through the use of the solution’s Central Management System (CMS) WiMAC, which remotely and pro-actively manages the output of each individual street light.

Surrey County Council leader, Dr. Andrew Povey, said, “This will be the largest scale introduction of this type of street lighting technology in Britain.” Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Transport, Ian Lake, also commented, “The new technology is a lot more energy efficient than our current street lights, leading to both financial and energy savings, which are good for the pocket and the environment.”

Michael McDonnell, sales & marketing director at Harvard, commented,

“We are extremely proud that LeafNut has been chosen for another large scale project. The system will help Surrey Council to reduce its carbon emissions, which will in turn help it to meet its carbon reduction targets, as part of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme.”

About Harvard:
Established in 1993, Harvard has grown to be a leading player in the LED lighting and wireless street lighting industries. Harvard’s innovative range of products includes the CoolLED range of switchable drivers and LeafNut, the revolutionary wireless remote monitoring system for street lighting.






About LeafNut:
The LeafNut system has already been deployed in nearly 30 locations across the world.
UK: Hertfordshire, Blackpool, Luton, Suffolk, Westminster, Durham, Sheffield, Monmouthshire, North Somerset, Hartlepool, Plymouth, Warrington, Medway, Nottingham, Surrey, Neath Port Talbot, Blaneau Gwent, Merthyr Tedfil, Kirklees
World: Heerlen (Netherlands), Lech (Austria), Madrid (Spain), Budapest (Hungary), Poitiers (France), Cork (Ireland), Hobart (Tasmania), Canberra (Australia)

The system can save up to £46 a light per year and up to 100kg of carbon emissions per year on each street light

LeafNut uses the WiMAC wireless Central Management System to remotely monitor and control the output of each individual street light

The innovative technology reduces maintenance costs by identifying lamp problems in advance and accurately predicting lamp failure

LeafNut helps Councils meet Carbon Reduction targets

Awards
2010 - Winners of the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10: Innovation in Action Award

www.HarvardEng.com